Blackfriars Railway Bridge
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Blackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge.
There have been two structures with the name. The first bridge was opened in 1864 and was designed by Joseph Cubitt for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Massive abutments at each end carried the railway's insignia, preserved and splendidly restored on the south side. Following the formation of the Southern Railway in 1924, inter-city and continental services were concentrated on Waterloo, and St Paul's Station became a local and suburban stop. For this reason, the use of the original bridge gradually declined. It eventually became too weak to support modern trains, and was therefore removed in 1985 - all that remains is a series of columns crossing the Thames [1]
The second bridge, built slightly further downstream (to the east), was originally called St Paul's Railway Bridge and opened in 1886. It was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Henri Marc Brunel and is made of wrought iron. When St Paul's railway station changed its name to Blackfriars in 1937 the bridge changed its name as well.
[edit] External links
- Map and aerial photo of Blackfriars Railway Bridge from Multimap.com
- Other map and aerial photo sources
| West: | Crossings of the River Thames | East: |
|---|---|---|
| Blackfriars Bridge | Blackfriars Railway Bridge | Millennium Bridge |
| Bridges of Central London, west to east |
|---|
| Chelsea Bridge • Grosvenor Bridge • Vauxhall Bridge • Lambeth Bridge • Westminster Bridge • Hungerford Bridge • Waterloo Bridge • Blackfriars Bridge • Blackfriars Railway Bridge • Millennium Bridge • Southwark Bridge • Cannon Street Railway Bridge • London Bridge • Tower Bridge
See also: Crossings of the River Thames • Bridges of the United Kingdom |
